The new printer can print images that are 3 by 4.5 inches in size—compared to the original model's minuscule 2 by 3 inch prints—and thanks to the new Wi-Fi feature you can remotely send an image for printing to a Lifeprint printer from anywhere, or send photos to printers owned by friends and family. For local printing, a Bluetooth connection is available as well.

As with the original Lifeprint, you can print video stills or a frame of an iPhone Live Photo and then view the full version via the Lifeprint app, merging physical print with digital display technology and offering a novel way of sharing videos with friends and family.

Like most mobile printers on the market, the Lifeprint prints on Polaroid's ZINK paper, which does away with the need for ink cartridges and comes with an adhesive backside. Inside the app you can add stickers, captions and filters before printing. At more than $1 per photo, the luxury is not cheap, so select your images and videos wisely.

Lifeprint's new larger printer is available exclusively through Apple Stores and on Apple.com for $150. A film pack of 20 is $30; $50 will get you a pack of 40.

Comments

Now this is what I need, for Android. 3x4.5'ish is a brilliant size for super portable printing. Have the Polaroid GL50 which does this size, but bugger Polaroid they don't support it anymore, there isn't even an App anymore for it - bluetooth takes forever for a standard 5mb photo, and there's a size limit - You don't know what it is, the printer just won't print it, after just having waited 7 minutes for the transfer lol.

I used to be a ZINK fan, I have bought two Polaroid ZIP printers, we had a lot of fun. The stickyness is so cool for logbook applications (my daughter and the wife). But, suddenly one of the printer stopped working, and I found that there is not any support for that device; Zero, zero ink, zero support, I had the impression that there is no such a company as Polaroid. Then, I bought a Fujifilm Instax SP-2 printer. The Instax is real instant analog film with silver halides. Now that the SP-3 has been announced with 62 x 62 mm instant film, I'd pick the Instax way. I have the Canon SELPHY, and it is excellent for mobile postcard printing. Instax is extremely popular here and very well supported. Instax photos, since they are real film, are even used by artists for their art-works.

I love all this type of tech - Have a LG zink printer which I (used to) love, the Fuji SP-3, a Polaroid GL50 (1st gen 3x4.5" zink printer), a Lomo'Instant Automat (takes Instax mini). Seriously, the Instax has that intangible, "makes me smile" factor, and I take it Everywhere. But basically judging on any other criteria, Zink beats Instax hands down - Resolvable detail (Instax including the SP-3 has a nasty habit of flattening detail creating helmet hair or crayon trees etc), colour accuracy, size of print, convenience (zink has stickers! Also going on holiday Instax films Really bulk out), the environment (look how much packaging there is per 10 shot cartridge), and cost per print. Saying all that, if Fuji every made a portable printer for Instax Wide, I'd probably be waving my money at them as frantically as the next sucker.

Personal experience - OOC Instax can't compete with a phone's camera for detail and colour reproduction - There's too many "too"'s unless conditions are perfect - Too dark, too bright, too much contrast. When my Instax Mini camera behaves, results are creamy and lush, but they're not real-world colours. The Fuji SP-3 isn't subtle handling colour gradients - eg if dark hair isn't highlighted in a shot, it can get flattened into helmet hair. The LG Zink printer does benefit from experimenting with brightness/saturation/contrast before printing to finesse the final output. And note the brands are different - eg LG with LG paper prints the most neutral, HP Sprocket with HP paper tends to print warmer, Polaroid Zip with Polaroid paper will blow highlights and lose detail (!). Dye sublimation printers seem to get good press - They're bigger than the Zink 2x3" at 2.1x3.5" - My Selphy prints them out that size too - It's a small but noticeable gain up in size from Zink minis.

Dye sub should def. be very very good. My only concern with them is print longevity. Thanks for sharing your experiences about INstanx printer vs camera and the different Zink paper brands. Your Polaroid experience matches mine. Didn't know that LG printed so well though to be clear: I wouldn't expect Fuji Instax being Fuji film to be necessarily color neutral as much as being able to get a whole set of range of color/DR well. My Polaroid experience is what made me skeptical of Zink, but looks like it varies per manufacturer.

Which from all the Zink brands you would recommend the most for quality? I was considering buying the slightly bigger HP (sprocket Plus).

Woo learning something new everyday here - did not know they brought out the Plus size of that model, don't think it's hit these shores yet. Bigger is Always better, I like LG but given the choice if buying right now the Sprocket Plus would be top of the list if choosing Zink. However the latest dye sub units promises 15 years if not longer of colour integrity, which probably is on par with Zink - think it's the ones that add the white pass through before the yellow, but do check that out, as my 2 yr old Selphy already promises that longevity. And the dye sub prints are near the same size as the Sprocket Plus's. Have mentioned elsewhere that nearly bought the Polaroid Pop recently for its ability to print out the new bigger c3x4" Zink size, but apparently the android app is a piece of crashing crap and the plastics used might as well be the same as for disposable cutlery, but other 3x4 zink printers will probably be along soon.

I use the polaroid I have to connect with people on the go offering them free prints on the streets sometimes. So like small and jacket pocketable. Also cheap media. Looks like I should check sprocket plus but concerned with one paper supplier.

Agreed about the paper supplier - At the moment I think HP is the Only supplier of that sized paper. But then again, Fuji is the only supplier of Instax... ;-)Check out the Kodak Mini Shot / Mini 2 - Small form factor also, benefit of the dye sublimation process, and output as big as the Sprocket Plus - Kodak claim 10 years for colours, but really, this isn't archive-level output we're talking about is it. However, thinking if you're looking for something to use out and about, it's so much easier to carry the slim packs of zink paper about with you than mini plastic cartridges of ink sheets and whatnot, so maybe the Sprocket Plus it is, until somebody comes out w a 3x4" alternative (remember, Bigger is Always Better when it comes to instant photos!).

Clever gimmick, not sure it's enough to push this over Canon's much better 4x6" Selphy printers (given the better output and much lower print cost) or Fuji's more ubiquitous Instax printers (tho the cost per print and format is pretty similar)... As a promotional tool it's definitely interesting, seems viewing video clips without the AR tie in is still nicer in the long run tho.

Agree with Hachu21, the dye sublimation tech used in the Photobee machine (the same tech as the Canon Selphy, and as is widely reported) produces the best quality prints. There's three Kodak units (two printers and a camera) that use this tech too. Don't agree with rosuna, Zink has it's raison d'etre, and I've had pretty good results with the LG model - Instax appeals to the heart but it ain't all that picture quality wise - A Lot of colour flattening going on if you're not careful both OOC and with the printers (yes even the SP-3) eg if darker hair isn;t highlighted in the shot, it will inevitably turn into a helmet. Saying that, I'd totally buy an Instax Wide printer - Instax is just more oddly "fun".

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